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Conservation and diversity in flower land.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Feb 2004
Ferrario Silvia, Immink Richard G H, Angenent Gerco C
Abstract excerpt
During the past decade, enormous progress has been made in understanding the molecular regulation of flower development. In particular, homeotic genes that determine the identity of the floral organs have been characterised from different flowering plants, revealing considerable conservation among angiosperm species. On the other hand, evolutionary diversification has led to enormous variation in flower...
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